CTC #412 CASE a Sketch

CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource, and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too.

I'm a big fan of sketches as a starting point for card design and this one came together so easily for me.

By the Bay SDSP had been on my desk as I put together a number of beach-themed projects and it set me thinking about family birthdays. My husband enjoys fishing, probably for the quiet time as much as anything and so this card idea developed.

After pairing a couple of the beautiful papers, I moved on to the rest of the sketch and took a little artistic license.

Rugged Icons is a set of stand-alone dies which include a guitar, mountain scene, beard and a power drill. I've found them very handy when making cards for my tribe of fellas!

The crab is part of the Seaside Bay bundle, and as such has a die to cut it out if you choose. I finished the inside of the card by simply stamping in Crumb Cake.

We love for you to share your projects using the challenges. We do request that the projects you submit have been created especially for this challenge. You can CASE directly or be inspired by a sketch/layout, colour combo or embellishment. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE letting us know which card or project you've CASE-d.

The very talented Monique Fielder is sharing a sunflower card next on this blog hop.

 

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Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums, and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

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WCMD Kathryn's Blog Hop

To celebrate World Card Making Day, I am participating in Kathryn's Blog Hop of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all round the world to share a card that I have made recently. We have been challenged to post it within a week to someone special, and I have chosen one of my favourite sons (they're ALL my favourites - LOL). This is the blog of Rachel Palmieri, and I live in Victoria, Australia.

The end of September, beginning of October was always a crazy busy time when my boys were young. Not only school holidays but one son with a birthday on September 28, my darling mum 3 days later on October 1st, then another son on October 6th! So much cake over those few days.

Texture Chic Memories and More cards & envelopes are handy when you are in a rush. The envelope is already decorated, the front of the card has some colour, so all I did was cut a couple of pieces of the gorgeous Texture Chic specialty designer series paper in different sizes, layer them and glue straight to the card.

The fishing rod is from Rugged Icons dies and it could be quite fiddly to add, unless you do as I did and use adhesive sheet on the back of the black card. That meant I was able to add the little pieces back into the handle fairly easily too.

I hope you enjoyed WCMD, and had lots of crafty fun today. Next demo on the hop is the terrific and talented Tina, in South Australia.

 

Masculine Cards

With Father's Day only a little bit over a week away, this card could potentially be for that occasion, or a birthday - you choose!
 

On the inside, I stamped with two other stamps from Vintage Tools. Not having a Dad living any longer, I'm more likely to be giving it to one of my tradie sons.

Rugged Icons dies is a stand-alone die set, which you'll find on page 174 of the annual catalogue. Not only does it have this drill, there's a fishing rod, guitar and a mountain scene amongst other dies. I suggest you also add adhesive sheets to your order, it makes assembling all the little pieces a breeze. Even my grandson, aged 8, loves these dies.

SALE-A-Bration is an opportunity to get a little extra in your order, free, courtesy of Stampin' Up! For every $90 ordered, or multiples of $90 you will be asked to choose items from the SAB catty. Some require  a $180 spend if they have a higher value. If you're still not sure how SALE-A-Bration works, ask and I'll try to help you out. These items are available while stock lasts until August 31st.

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Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums, and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share, and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days. 

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